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The Hajj
We take you to Mecca and an eyewitness to the Hajj of the 1930s.
HIV history
On World Aids Day we remember the early 1980s and the first signs of a new disease.
Eastern Congo
We take you back more than 10 years to the beginning of the conflict in eastern Congo.
Heart Transplant
We take you back more than 40 years to the first ever heart transplant operation.
Montreal Protocol
One man's part in the discovery of the impact of CFCs on the ozone layer.
Kanchenjunga
The climbers who stopped short of the top of one of the world's highest mountains.
Belsen
On 11 December 1945 the so-called 'Beast of Belsen' was executed for war crimes.
The Battle for Votes for Women
The voices of the suffragettes who led the campaign for the women's vote in Britain
Andes Survivor
One man's remarkable story of survival in the Andes mountains.
UN Peacekeepers
How the first United Nations Peacekeeping Force came into being.
Ebola
Two doctors tell how they dealt with one of the first outbreaks of Ebola fever.
Lancaster House Agreement
It's exactly 30 years since an agreement signed in London framed the future for Zimbabwe.
Pong
Pong - the computer game that launched a multi-billion dollar industry.
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: Part One
It's exactly thirty years since Soviet forces overthrew the Afghan government.
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: Part Two
It's exactly thirty years since Soviet soldiers invaded Afghanistan - part two.
Saddam Execution
What was it like growing up in the shadow of Saddam Hussein?
The Millenium Bug
Ten years ago on New Year's Eve computer experts were preparing themselves for disaster.
Ghana coup
How a New Year's coup in Ghana led to changes for the country's journalists.
Airlift to America
In the late 1950s a plan to educate young Africans leaders is born.
Ethiopian Jews
How one Ethiopian jew made the trip to Israel and the culture shock that awaited him.
Kidnap in Ethiopia
How a young journalist ended up spending rather more time in Ethiopia than he'd planned.
Korean War
It's sixty years since the beginning of the Korean War - one man remembers that time.
Irish War of Independence
Memories of the Irish war of independence which began over 90 years ago this month.
Revolution at the LSE
How students in the sixties brought the London School of Economics to a halt.
Yemen
Yemen is the news because of al-Qaeda, but in the 90s, its civil war made the headlines.
Armenian killings
Remembering the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians over 90 years ago.
Biafra
It's exactly 40 years since the Biafran war of independence from Nigeria ended in failure.
Shah into Exile
Two women tell their stories of exile because of the revolution in Iran over 30 years ago.
Soviet Veterans
Over twenty years ago Soviet troops were fighting in Afghanistan - we hear from veterans.
History of TV
How John Logie Baird tried to convince people that TV could work.
Haiti Duvaliers
How the father and son regime of the Duvaliers affected the already poor country of Haiti.